Means for attaching storm shoes to garments



Sept. 22, 1953 H. FISHER MEANS FOR ATTACHING STORM SHOES TO GARMENTS Filed Nov. 23

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Application November 23, 1951, Serial No. 257,684

4 Claims. 1

My invention relates to attaching means for removably attaching overshoes to an overcoat or outer garment.

An important object of my invention is to provide attaching means of the aforementioned character, which will ermit overshoes to be attached to an outer garment, the assembly permitting the overshoes to extend below the lowermost or bottom edge of the said outer garment so that the said outer garment will remain clean and will not be soiled by the said overshoes.

A further object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character, which can be worn when the outer garment is worn and remain concealed from view of observers.

A further object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character, made of elastic material, and provided with adjustments so that the article may be utilized for children of various agents, wearing various sizes of garments, permitting the article to remain concealed when not attached to the overshoes or galoshes, at the same time permitting the article to stretch beyond the bottom edge of the overcoat or outer garment so that the overshoes, which may be muddy and soiled, will not in turn contact any part of the garment, nor soil the same.

A still further object of my invention is to provide attaching tab means secured to the lining of a garment adjacent the collar portion of the said garment, and provided with button means, to which the supporter element comprising my invention may be removably attached.

A further object of my invention is to provide, in an article of the aforementioned character, a supporter element which is removably attachable to a tab secured to the lining of a garment, the said supporter element having a central main supporting portion equipped with adjustable buckle means, and terminating in two leg supporting portions, each having secured at their termini suitable clamping means for clamping attachment of gaiters, rubbers, overshoes, galoshes and such other foot apparel, which may be worn in muddy or slushy weather.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character, which is practical for the purposes for which it is to be used, simple in its elemental construction, and economical to manufacture in quantities.

Other objects and advantages inherent in my invention will become apparent from an examination of the accompanying drawings, bearing further elucidation in the ensuing description, wherein like symbols are used to designate like parts, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a child wearing an outer garment with my invention secured to the lining of the said outer garment, and indicating its approximate position when not used to support galoshes.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garment with my device attached to the lining thereof, illustrating the same supporting galoshes extending below the lower edge of the garment so as to prevent the garment from becoming soiled, and thus maintaining the garment and the overshoes of a person intact, so that they can be readily located and put on when desired.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational View of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 3 looking from the left thereof.

Referring to the various views, my invention is generally designated 5 and it is attached by virtue of an attaching tab 5, which is sewed as indi cated at 9 to the lining of a garment t, approximately adjacent the collar portion thereof.

The supporter element consists of a clip element generally designated H, having a button engaging loop S2 to engage the button it, secured to the attaching tab 8, which in turn is secured as hereinbefore mentioned to the lining l of the garment 6.

The clip element H is provided with an attaching wire portion l3 for engaging in slidable and adjustable relationship the elastic element it, held in varied adjustable positions for length, by means of a conventional adjusting buckle it.

At the terminal portion of the elastic element, or supporter i l, two supporting legs 56, preferably of elastic material, are secured by means of a cloth reinforcement ll, and sewed as indicated at E8 to form a secure assemblage.

At the terminal portions of the leg supporters I6, I provide clamp elements, generally designated IS; each leg element having a clamping lock portion it, its operation being indicated in the full and dotted lines shown on Fig. i, which aids in actuating the movable jaw 22, to the open position indicated in dotted lines for receiving therein the top edges of the overshoes 23, or for clamping the same in place as indicated in full lines by closing the clamping element 2?], the movable jaw 22 is brought into clamping relationship with the stationary jaw 2 l, thus holding an article in place.

It is to be noted that the article is secured to the garment 6 so that its normal length, prior to extension, will remain above the lower edge 24 of the garment 6, and remain concealed from view when the coat is worn by the child or person wearing the same.

It is to be noted in Fig. 2 that when the garment 6 is hung in a cloakroom or a coatroom on a hanger rod 25 by means of a hanger'26, that the overshoes 23 subsequently to being clamped in place in the clamp elements [9, will cause the elastic supporter I4 to become stretched beyond the lower edge 24 of the garment 6, sothat if overshoes 23 are muddy or soiled, they will not, in any way, soil any portion of the garment.

The prime object of this invention is for use especially by children who attend schoolrand who are required to hang their outer garments or coats in a cloakroom- The overshoes are usually placed in a corner, and, if there are, let us say fifty children in a classroom, when thetime for leaving the classroom and dressing, children have great difliculty in finding the proper shoes that belong to them and a general state of confusion usually exists.

It is therefore the object of my invention to provide this supporter element, which in inclement weather, may be worn concealed under the garment, so that each child when hanging up the garment at school will be able, also, to secure the overshoes in connection with the garment so that the same will be readily located when the time comes to leave school and go home- I believe that I have herein indicated an improvement, which is useful forthe purposes outlined, and I wish to stress that the main supporter element, generally designated 5, may be removed from the garment very readily so that nothing more than the attaching tab 8 will remain in weather, which does not require wearing overshoes 23.

The attaching tab, therefore, which occupies very little space, is not objectionable, and does not create any bulk or disfigurement of the garment; neither does the entire device, when worn, inasmuch as it occupies very little space andv is very thin, and yet serves the useful purpose of instantly providing means for definitely associating the galoshes of a person wearing them to the garment worn by that person, and for places where children usually assemble. It is believed this will be an ideal arrangement to avoid a great deal of loss, confusion and interchange of pairs of galoshes or mismating galoshes; difiiculties arising from the method at present required in schools, where all galoshes are placed in one particular pile by the children who ultimately have difficulty in ascertaining the identity of their own shoes or galoshes.

Although I have herein described rather succinctly the nature and use of my invention so that persons skilled in the art will have no diiiiculty apprising themselves of the teachings thereof and, inasmuch as the disclosure is susceptible of various alterations, modifications, and improvements, I hereby reserve the right to all modifications, alterations, and improvements ralling within the scope and spirit of'my invention, as well as any modifications that are embraced suggestively in the accompanying drawings, and any that may come within the purview of the foregoing description; my invention to be limited only by the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed and revealed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Attaching means for removably attaching overshoes to a coat to prevent loss of the said overshoes when not worn and further to prevent soiling the said coat by the said overshoes, comrising attaching tab means secured to the inner portion of the said coat, the said attaching tab means being provided with button means, a clip element removably secured to the said button means, a supporter element made of elastic material adjustably secured to the said clip element and terminating in two supporting legs, and clamp elements secured to the termini of each of the said supporting legs, the said supporter element normally extending to a position above the lower edge of the said to remain concealed when the saidcoat is worn, the said clamp elements extending beyond the said lower edge when the said overshoes are attached thereto when the said coat is hung on a clothes hanger.

2. Attaching means for removably attaching overshoes to a coat to prevent loss of the said overshoes when not worn and further to prevent soiling the said coat by the said overshoes, comprising attaching tab means secured to the inner portion of the said coat, the said attaching tab means being provided with button means, a clip element removably secured to the said button means, a supporter element made of elastic material adjustably secured to the said clip element and terminating in two supporting legs, clamp elements secured to the termini of each of the said supporting legs, and releasable clamp lock means articulately connected to-the said clamp elements, the said supporter element normally extending to a position above the lower edge of the said coat to remain concealed when the said coat is worn, the said clamp elements extending beyond the said lower edge when the said overshoes are attached thereto when the said coat is hung on a clothes hanger.

3. Attaching means for removabl attaching overshoes to a coat to prevent loss of the said overshoes when not worn and further to prevent soiling the said coat by the said overshoes, comprising attaching tab means secured to the inner portion or" the said coat, the said attaching tab means being provided with button means, a clip element removably secured to the said button means, a supporter. element made of elastic material adjustably secured to the said clip element and terminating in two supporting legs, clamp elements secured to the termini of each of the said supporting legs, and adjusting buckle means secured intermediately on the said supporter element for varying the length thereof, the said supporter element normally extending to a position above the lower edge of the said coat to remain concealed when the said coat is worn, the said clamp elements extending beyond the said lower edge when the said overshoes are attached thereto when the said coat is hung on a clothes hanger.

4. Attaching means for removably attaching overshoes to a coat to prevent loss of the said overshoes when not worn and further to prevent soiling the said coat by the said overshoes, comprising attaching tab means secured to the inner portion of the said coat, the said attaching tab means being provided with button means, aclip element removably secured to the said button means, a supporter element made of elastic 'material adjustably secured to the said 'clipelement and terminating in two-supporting -legs,

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Cohen Aug. 21, 1888 Lucas u Apr. 6, 1897 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France July 1, 1946 

